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Collected on 8 September 2026
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Foundation Phase reading programme in three languages
A reading programme for Grades 1 to 3 in the Western Cape, delivered through training, decodable readers, and anthologies in three languages. It is supported by R118 million in the 2022/23 financial year and continued funding of R288 million over the next three years.
The document's recorded date is 1 October 2022. Confirm on the official source.
Places
Western Cape
Reference
https://www.westerncape.gov.za/node/767
Amounts
R 1 200 000 000, R 118 000 000, R 288 000 000
Closing Date
1 October 2022
We allocated R118 million in the 2022/23 financial year for a Foundation Phase reading programme in three languages with training and the distribution of decodable readers and anthologies for Grades 1 to 3.
#BackOnTrack programme
The Western Cape government is investing R1.2 billion over the next three years to improve learning outcomes across all educational phases. This includes targeted support for 333 additional schools, reaching 126,000 learners, 8,980 teachers, and 28,000 parents. The programme builds on previous investments in reading for Grades 1 to 3 and includes extra weekly reading time in the Foundation Phase.
The document's recorded date is 1 October 2022. Confirm on the official source.
Which is why we are investing a further R1.2 billion into our #BackOnTrack programme over the next three years, to improve learning outcomes across all phases so that our children have a better future in the Western Cape.
Extra two hours per week for reading in Foundation Phase
An additional two hours per week dedicated to reading instruction in the Foundation Phase during the 3rd and 4th terms of 2022, now recommended nationally and continued for young learners in the Western Cape.
The document's recorded date is 1 October 2022. Confirm on the official source.
As a province, we made the decision to allocate an extra two hours per week for reading within the school day in the Foundation Phase for the 3rd and 4th term of 2022.
